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Second Pulau Tikus kayak trip

Hugo Lim — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:24:45 +0000

Group photo after returning from Pulau Tikus

I would have forgotten when I last went to Pulau Tikus if there’s date printed on the photo. This time, I went with my company’s colleagues.

As usual, we booked for 3 hours for RM24. The journey to the island was quite a tough one as we were moving against the current. It took us a good 45 minutes to reach there but just a mere 27 minutes to get back from the island. I guess current does play a big role here.

The sea was on low tide that morning. And for this, we were able to land on the sandy area which made life a lot easier compared to the last time I went there. We had to land on the bumpy rocky area the last time around. It was definitely much more dangerous than landing on sandy area. Thank god.

As the tide is still low that time, we were able to explore around the island on foot. Juggling through the rocky terrain is what we mostly encountered as what we can see from the map on the left.

We even met some people who took boat to the island to chill and fish.

Surely a good experience kayak-ing there sometimes. Oh ya, after ‘conquering’ the island for the second time. I would like to give some tips if you are planning a trip there anytime soon!

Tips

Sunblock. Yes, definitely needed.
Sunglasses. If you are not OK with the strong blinding sunlight.
Waterproof container. For you to keep important stuff.
Sweet/candy are recommended.
Drinking water. Critical.
Complete set of spare clothes.
Vinegar. In case of jellyfish attack! (You can borrow from the kayak rental office)
And lastly, you may want to go on low tide. You will enjoy much better there and a lot safer.

F1 2009 telecast schedule in Malaysia

Hugo Lim — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:51:24 +0000

This post is just for for informational purpose. For this year, 2009, NTV7 will take its turn to broadcast F1 races. Here’s the schedule obtained from its official homepage.

COUNTRY	QUALIFYING				RACE DAY
COUNTRY	DATE	DAY	TIME	STATUS	DATE	TIME	STATUS
AUSTRALIA	28-Mar	SAT	2.00PM	LIVE	29-Mar	2.00PM	LIVE
MALAYSIA	4-Apr	SAT	5.00PM	LIVE	5-Apr	5.00PM	LIVE
CHINA	18-Apr	SAT	2.00PM	LIVE	19-Apr	3.00PM	LIVE
BAHRAIN	25-Apr	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	26-Apr	11.05PM	DELAYED
SPAIN	9-May	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	10-May	11.05PM	DELAYED
MONACO	23-May	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	24-May	11.05PM	DELAYED
TURKEY	6-Jun	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	7-Jun	11.05PM	DELAYED
GREAT BRITAIN	20-Jun	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	21-Jun	11.05PM	DELAYED
GERMANY	11-Jul	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	12-Jul	11.05PM	DELAYED
HUNGARY	25-Jul	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	26-Jul	11.05PM	DELAYED
EUROPE	22-Aug	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	23-Aug	11.05PM	DELAYED
BELGIUM	29-Aug	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	30-Aug	11.05PM	DELAYED
ITALY	12-Sep	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	13-Sep	11.05PM	DELAYED
SINGAPORE	26-Sep	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	27-Sep	11.05PM	DELAYED
JAPAN	3-Oct	SAT	1.00PM	LIVE	4-Oct	1.00PM	LIVE
BRAZIL	18-Oct	SUN	1.00AM	LIVE	19-Oct	12.00AM	LIVE
ABU DHABI	31-Oct	SAT	11.00PM	DELAYED	1-Nov	11.05PM	DELAYED

So this year, 2009, we are not set to miss 12 races live. No improvement from last year’s RTM broadcasting at all.

In 2006, 8TV showed all races LIVE!

In 2007, RTM2 delays most of the races (only 7 shown live) and furthermore, suspending the airing halfway if it clashes with their prime time news.

Watching the sports on Astro ESPN Star Sports does not much good as well, plenty of people complained about their NOT-knowledgeable commentator and ESPN does NOTHING to fix this situation (plenty of people from LowYat.net forum sent in email to complain too, me included). Never mind about their less-than-satisfied commentary but they even shows MORE ADS than free channel. This is simply NOT acceptable as we are paying money for the channel!

In 2008, it continues broadcasting again with no improvement! Now in 2009, we are not moving forward, as expected.

What’s with this country that host one of the F1 races? What’s with this country’s petroleum company that throws million of ringgit in F1 team partnership? What’s with this country anyway?

Penang Starwalk 2008

Hugo Lim — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:29:31 +0000

Yes I did it again! One of the most important in the Penang calendar besides Penang Bridge Marathon is Star Walk. It’s much more relaxing than the bridge run as we need to only walk. This year, it took place at PISA. It’s basically a sub 2 hours stroll around the surrounding area including Sunshine Square, industrial area, snake temple, airport and the sports complex itself spanning total distance of 10km.

Along the way, I can see lots of interesting things from airplane to ‘graffiti’ work to the enormous crowd….

Even babies on trolley are fit to join the walk!

Pak Lah Shy Shy…

Fuel station fueling up humanssss, not cars this time! :))

Recharge station!

It’s starWALKKKKK!!!

Happy family!

And more pictures… (click to enlarge)

and before I end this post, I would like to say….

Happy Birthday Wendy! :x

F1 Italy 2008 review

Hugo Lim — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:07:37 +0000

Magnificent! Superb! Youngest driver Sebastian Vettel has just became the youngest driver to win a grandprix. He was 12.5s away from second place man, Kovalainen. One year younger than record holder Alonso! :-)

He has became the youngest driver to get a pole yesterday as well! Away from the dead boring European race at Valencia, Nurburing is so far the best enjoyable race ever but no exception for this Italian grandprix as well!

Starting from pole, Vettel kept up the performance all the way, driving superbly and brought the car to the chequered flag safely and at first place! :D:D

Yes, Ferrari won the home grandprix, not the Ferrari we always see but Ferrari’s customer car, Toro Rosso!

On the other hand, Massa reduced the point gap to 1 behind Hamilton. They finished at sixth and seventh respectively. Kimi was not doing great throughout the race lacking grip finished only ninth, just a place away from point.

Vettel finishes ahead of all the big names Massa, Kimi, Hamilton. How cool is that??

Yes, Peter Sauber is great at discovering new talent!!

ShoutOut outing: Gua Tempurung

Hugo Lim — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:06:57 +0000

Gua Tempurung, Perak

Gua Tempurung located just about 10km away from the Gopeng toll exit. Its very easy to get there out the highway exit as there is clear indication of signboard leading to it.

There are many packages available to visit the cave. Amongst all, Grand Tour is the one that covers the most part of it which will costs you a good RM 22. You will be assigned to a guide who will lead you along the 4 hours plus journey.

Important Tips on taking the tour:

Wear dark colored clothes, you don’t want to expose your sexy body figure (girls) and you do not want the pain of washing mud covered light colored clothes. Of course, bring spare clothes to change after the drill.
Bring your own soap/shampoo if you do not intend to buy from the “bath house”. There’s a paid toilet/shower room facility near the ticketing counter.
Torchlight is a must. You can still rely on others but its highly recommended that you bring your own.
Wear 3 quarters pant or longer to cover your knee. You will have hard time crawling on low ceiling places later on and you don’t want the pain on your knee pressing on the rocky surface.
As you need to crawl and soak yourself wet at some part of the journey, it’s ideal to travel light and bring water-proof plastic bag/container to keep your precious stuff like wallet and cameras. If you are planning to bring a DSLR, please be extra careful due to its size and weight. (And always remember, DSLR are not waterproof not really water resistant unless you got yourself a waterproof casing.)
Bring some sweets if not some buns, just in case.
Oh yes, drinking water is essential!

From right: Gavin, Rachelle, Aaron, Wendy, Hugo, Kxin

Jump to album!

Official website of Gua Tempurung

Quick update: Malaysia F1 qualifying result

Hugo Lim — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:09:34 +0000

Ferraris on front row, McLaren at the second. Trulli performed well (hope he don’t get battery overheat problem tomorrow)

Exciting race ahead,2pm GMT+8 at Sepan, Malaysia tomorrow!

p/s: Please, yee mei mei, do not flame me and please visit my blog often :P

Just added, a sweet letter from a Lowyat forumer, SeeD

Dear RTM
You give us live Formula 1 in Malaysia, I thank you for that. But you have advertisement on Qualifying 3 !!! LOL
Your channel is a waste of time. Why bother have it in Malaysia? Go build your stupid RTI instead, Radio Televisyen Indonesia.
Let 8TV or TV3 do the job. You guys are incompetent workers. Just quit your jobs already.
I don’t know why you all still have the face to stay online in Malaysia.
Incompetent workers.

and more…

LOL, comment on the lack of live broadcasting lah. Say that being ONE of the several countries to hold an F1 race in the country, the broadcast should be more comprehensive.

Secondly, the timing of the advertising should be done better and more tastefully.

Thirdly, KNNCCB!! XD

and even more..

RTM is terrible at screening live formula 1 coverage. Audio problems, commercial during the last phase of the race which is the most exciting part( WE MISS ALL THE ACTION ), No drivers interview after the race, No live screening for Australian GP.

RTM please buck up or give MEDIA PRIMA back their licence to screen formula 1

Terrible terrible RTM

-Ronaldo johnn-

this isnt enough yet..

RTM terlalu mengecewakan dalam siaran langsung Formula One sejak tahun lepas.
Tahun ini lebih teruk.

Tiada sesi kelayakan untuk GP Australia.
Hari perlumbaan pula…’potong’ sana sini.

Sesi kelayakan GP Malaysia tadi pula.
Sudah la audio teruk….iklan lagi…kemudian…sesi sudah tamat dengan baki 15 saat.
Apa ni?

Esok, hari perlumbaan….5 minit laluan untuk berita.
2 kali pula tu….10 minit jadinya.
Banyak aksi boleh berlaku dalam masa 10 minit.

Kalau tak mampu atau ‘malas’…beri sahaja pada 8TV.
Mereka sangat ‘rajin’ dan serius.

Apa guna anjurkan GP Malaysia tapi komitmen hampas.

Kritikan ikhlas dari peminat Formula One.

and you may want to send one or two email to our beloved Tv1 at programtv@rtm.net.my

Malaysia Boleh, always few steps (ahead? no.. your head!) at the back!

Stunning F1 Qualifying of the season

Hugo Lim — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:44:53 +0000

3 minutes to the end of the final round of qualifying of Spain Grand pix 2007. Kimi is chasing Hamilton from the back. Hamilton managed to clock the fastest, gained P1. In just a few seconds later, the one chasing his back all the time, Kimi clocked faster than him hence snatched P1 from Hamilton.

Well, I taught its all end for the day but Alonso later on posted 3 tenth even faster than Kimi snatching the pole position away. Huulaa, the crowd cheer and jump like donkey all around the grand pix. But, wait a moment… Massa come crosses the line….. wooops… even faster than Alonso… within that few seconds, both McLaren and Ferrari engaged in the second round of battle. All 4 of them go back to get fresh rubber to make another hot final intense qualifying round. The pit lane suddenly become so busy as all the pit lane crews getting into their positions to wait for their machines to come by, thats including some other teams too.

Highly tensed second round starts right after they finished the warm up lap after getting their fresh rubber. In this, Hamilton managed to retain the position ahead of Kimi again. Kimi will be chasing the back of Hamilton again… LOLZ… Massa and Alonso at different part of the track position or still in the pit when Kimi and Hamilton discharged from the pit stop.

This time, Kimi is just 6/100 faster than Hamilton and most importantly about how the 2 cars behind perform… Alonso crosses the line getting the P1 and Massa from the back crosses the line few seconds later again steal the pole position away. I bet the whole Spaniard crowd cannot sleep well tonight. Wahahahahaa.. I like it when you do it that well..

In my opinion, I do not like Massa to be at the pole position. I afraid that he will repeat the hero to zero drama back then when racing in Malaysia. I do hope Kimi would be the one sitting in the very first box of the line up. Anyway, good show ahead tomorrow and all the best to the red cars!!

Line up for tomorrow’s race:

Postion	Name	LapTime
1	Felipe Masssa	1:21:421
2	Fernando Alonso	1:21:451
3	Kimi Raikonnen	1:21:723
4	Lewis Hamilton	1:21:785
5	Robert Kubica	1:22:253
6	Jarno Trulli	1:22:324
7	Nick Heidfield	1:22:389
8	Heikki Kovalainen	1:22:568
9	David Coulthard	1:22:749
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	1:22:881

Honda F1 2007 Car

Hugo Lim — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:15:54 +0000

Honda newly launched master-piece featuring all natural, earth looks-like design with no advertisements at all on its F1 Bodywork! It is aimed to use F1′s huge global reach to highlight a huge global problem. Make a pledge, your name will appear in the real car!! This is interesting! Hahah… read more at www.myearthdream.com which is just launched today!

formula1.com typo error

Hugo Lim — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:36:35 +0000

1:14:106 You kidding me? Fastest lap set during the race is only 1:31.540 by Kimi Raikonen.
Actual lap time-> 1:46.106
News Source:F1 Official
Data Source:F1 Official

Alonso not happy. Ferrari not happy also.

Hugo Lim — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:45:47 +0000

Alonso accusing Renault for not helping him to get driver’s title. This person kinda desperate. BUT.. I like it.. somehow i missed Alonso’s funny move when winning race.

More here

Ferrari not happy with Renault tactic of driving side-by-side to block MSC from attacking. Interesting..

More here

Who is the super duper happy person of the day? MSC. HAHA… looking forward for more battle at Brazil and Suzuka!